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myth in Gnosticism

...three original entities, a transcendent being called the Good, a male intermediate figure named Elohim (the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament), and an earth-mother figure named
Eden or Israel. The world was created from the love of Elohim and
Eden, and the first human couple were also created as a symbol of that love. Ironically, evil was introduced after Elohim learned of...